What's funny is his response.
The real issue is there are only so many ways you can lay out a gain device, and over time - it turns out - that the simple circuits tend to perform better in audio applications. Of course, someone will jump in with manufacture X who does it Y way, but there are always exceptions. But when you look at the center of mass for quality amplification, it aggregates around some rather basic principles.
- Beef up the powersupply
- Simplify the gain circuits
- Keep the connecting paths short
Stuff EE's figured out decades ago.
The real issue is there are only so many ways you can lay out a gain device, and over time - it turns out - that the simple circuits tend to perform better in audio applications. Of course, someone will jump in with manufacture X who does it Y way, but there are always exceptions. But when you look at the center of mass for quality amplification, it aggregates around some rather basic principles.
- Beef up the powersupply
- Simplify the gain circuits
- Keep the connecting paths short
Stuff EE's figured out decades ago.